let’s talk about the largest countries in the world! Everyone in The Netherlands know that we live in a small country when we compare it with for example Germany of the UK† Yet even these large neighboring countries are nowhere near the top 10 largest countries in the world. To give you an idea: France is still just in the top 50 at position #49. Germany can only be found at position #63! It may be clear that European countries are not really strongly represented on a global level when it comes to territory and land area. But which countries? What are the 10 largest countries in the world?